kid‚ I loved books. My mom would take my sister and I to the library frequently. What made books so appealing to me was that at the library there was a room full of them and I could pick whichever ones I wanted. This was my first experience with freedom‚ one of the only parts of my life I could control. When you’re 8 years old‚ even maybe 10 anywhere you go you’re choices are limited. You’re completely dependent on parents for money if you even get to buy what you want. It was a big deal for me
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Freedom Writers Discussion Questions Name ______________________ Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where those this intolerance come from? What would you do to break the ethnic and racial barriers in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom? Think about your own school or out-of-school activities. Are youth respectful of each other’s differences? Are there problems similar to those in Wilson High? If so‚ what steps can you take
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Brian Crane Throughout history‚ social norms have dictated the opinions of all members of society to a certain extent. Expressing disapproval of these social norms is a difficult and ambitious task‚ seeing as one challenging a social norm is essentially disputing‚ in addition to often disproving‚ the reasoning and opinions of the majority of any given culture. Take‚ for example‚ the ending of one ’s own life under the circumstances of terminal illness. Now‚ our basic and most common cultural
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Freedom of Speech Originally rap music has been around since 1926 and was not as popular back then as it is now. Teenagers to adults listen to an average of two point five (2.5) maybe three (3) hours of music per day. Study shown in 1 of 3 of the songs played contains explicit language and reference to drugs alcohol or women. Ice Cube’s album entitled ‘Death Certificate’ sends messages that bluntly and descriptively threatens violence against homosexuals‚ women‚ whites who exploit blacks‚ whites
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Why was building a raft challenging for Brian? 4.) How did Brian solve his problems with the raft? 5.) How does Brian in this chapter show us he has learned to be patient? 1.) How did Brian get into the plane? 2.) What does Brian think about he noticed the pilot’s head? 3.) How was Brian able to calm himself after he saw the pilot’s head? 4.) How long did it take Brian to get to the plane‚ get the survival bag and get back to his camp? 1.) How did Brian feel about the items in the survival bag
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? (Summary): The Cities of Tomorrow and the Cities to Come‚ by Noah Toly starts off with his search for the perfect place in Uptown‚ Chicago to meet with his students‚ talk about their days‚ and what they have been learning in school. He discovers‚ Alma Pita a little Mediterranean restaurant located in a very diverse community. After six years of meetings‚ Alma Pita closed and he was forced to begin his search again. Toly makes note of a huge variety of options for ethnic foods available just blocks
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main character to keep going on and preserve. For example‚ in the story‚ Hatchet‚ the main character‚ Brian‚ has too keep going on and preserve after the plane crash. He has too be able to survive alone. Ev/en though through the story Brian made many mistakes and experiences many dangerous events such as the tornado‚ moose‚ and starvation‚ he still kept going. In the story‚ Passage to Freedom‚ Mr. Sugihara was left in a tough decision when the refugees came and asked for visas to Japan. He had
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Every year on February 1rst we celebrate Freedom Day. This day promotes equality throughout America‚ and it reminds America not to take equality and freedom for granted. However this day wouldn’t be signed and granted if it wasn’t for all the slaves and people that fought for their rights‚ not only the African-Americans but everyone else who helped throughout the journey to acquire freedom and equality. The first attempt in freedom for the slaves was in the 1600’s when slaves had organized in groups
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Freedom Writers‚ a film directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ is about a middle class woman‚ Erin Gruwell‚ who takes a job teaching in Long Beach‚ CA. She receives a class of very different people‚ with different nationalities‚ who share the same fight. She achieved helping with disadvantaged students‚ when no one else thought that they would amount up to anything. As the film progresses you see how the student’s lives change and how they turned into well thought of adults‚ thanks to the impact of their
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received these miraculous surgeries because they are poor. This wonderful non-profit and for-profit charity is composed of a several members who contribute many great attributes to make this organization work. . Brian Mullaney is the co-founder and CEO of WonderWork. Formerly‚ Brian co-founded Smile Train which was the world’s
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